High paying office and admin jobs in Jackson, TN

Every office and admin occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Jackson, TN. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single office and admin job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Jackson, TN run 14.5% below the national average (2024), so a Jackson, TN salary is worth about 1.17× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Jackson, TN · Employed

1Postal Service Clerks$64,290
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,03060
2First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$61,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,550 – $98,2301,040
3Postal Service Mail Carriers$59,010
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $82,740200
4Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$55,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,780 – $80,530100
5Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$52,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,820 – $78,660340
6Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$50,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,420 – $64,080130
7Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$48,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,330 – $59,160110
8Meter Readers, Utilities$47,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,370 – $83,45050
9Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$47,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,590 – $73,32060
10Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$46,160
Associate's degree
$32,940 – $59,250100
11Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$46,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,500 – $55,33080
12Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$45,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,270 – $73,71060
13Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$45,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,440 – $57,640650
14Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$45,240
Some college, no degree
$31,280 – $62,900800
15Public Safety Telecommunicators$44,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,480 – $63,010110
16Billing and Posting Clerks$41,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,880 – $52,760240
17Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$40,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,980 – $61,050850
18Procurement Clerks$40,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,970 – $56,62040
19File Clerks$39,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,090 – $47,950110
20Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$38,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,950 – $49,500280
21Customer Service Representatives$38,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,790 – $55,950970
22Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$38,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,790 – $55,4301,080
23Office Clerks, General$37,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,970 – $55,2801,170
24Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$36,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,180 – $51,92090
25Data Entry Keyers$36,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,620 – $48,39070
26Bill and Account Collectors$36,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$25,110 – $51,46080
27Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$36,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,700 – $54,900130
28Tellers$35,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,610 – $44,790180
29Order Clerks$34,380
Some college, no degree
$30,140 – $48,54080
30Receptionists and Information Clerks$33,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,190 – $42,340270
31Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$28,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,880 – $34,070130

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianJackson, TN	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$64,290	$42,600 – $75,030	60
2	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,270	$40,550 – $98,230	1,040
3	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$59,010	$42,390 – $82,740	200
4	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,750	$37,780 – $80,530	100
5	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,910	$37,820 – $78,660	340
6	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,720	$36,420 – $64,080	130
7	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,250	$36,330 – $59,160	110
8	Meter Readers, UtilitiesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,870	$36,370 – $83,450	50
9	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,820	$34,590 – $73,320	60
10	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$46,160	$32,940 – $59,250	100
11	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,160	$34,500 – $55,330	80
12	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,610	$34,270 – $73,710	60
13	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,320	$35,440 – $57,640	650
14	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$45,240	$31,280 – $62,900	800
15	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,450	$39,480 – $63,010	110
16	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,090	$35,880 – $52,760	240
17	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,720	$28,980 – $61,050	850
18	Procurement ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,250	$23,970 – $56,620	40
19	File ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,030	$34,090 – $47,950	110
20	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,930	$33,950 – $49,500	280
21	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,680	$29,790 – $55,950	970
22	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,100	$29,790 – $55,430	1,080
23	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,750	$23,970 – $55,280	1,170
24	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,810	$29,180 – $51,920	90
25	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,270	$27,620 – $48,390	70
26	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,240	$25,110 – $51,460	80
27	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,220	$30,700 – $54,900	130
28	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,600	$30,610 – $44,790	180
29	Order ClerksSome college, no degree	$34,380	$30,140 – $48,540	80
30	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$33,860	$22,190 – $42,340	270
31	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$28,410	$23,880 – $34,070	130

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